For centuries, Chinese ceramics served as a source of inspiration for Islamic potters, who freely adopted and adapted those attributes that would best appeal to their clientele. Here the blue, white, and black color scheme is derived from Chinese blue and white porcelains, but this Iranian vessel maintains the geometric and floral decorative vocabulary commonly found in Islamic art, representing a fusion between the cultures.

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